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Watch the Freaky Trailer for Blumhouse’s Killer Pool Movie
Blenders, lawnmowers, kitchen knives. These are common household items you expect to see featured in a horror film. You don’t expect to see the serene things. You don’t expect to see things known for their beauty. You don’t expect to see a killer pool. But a killer pool is exactly what’s at the centre of…
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How The Creator Became Gareth Edwards’ Love Letter to Sci-Fi Movies
Gareth Edwards’ new film, The Creator, is filled with nods and winks to all of your favourite sci-fi movies: Star Wars, 2001, Aliens, Blade Runner, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, you name it. Some filmmakers might be coy about that fact, but Edwards is 100% unapologetic about it. “I thought this might be the last…
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So Unreal Uses Movies To Illuminate Our Tech-Driven Lives
Before the world premiere of So Unreal at Fantastic Fest 2023, the programmer said one of the reasons they loved this particular movie was because they love movies about movies. That got my attention. I too enjoy movies about movies and so, right away, I was excited about what was in store. Even then, what…
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James Cameron Almost Died While Making The Abyss
Whether it’s sinking the Titanic, inventing new technology to make Avatar, or making VFX history with Terminator 2, filmmaking is never easy for James Cameron. Almost every film he makes raises the bar in some way, usually with wildly successful results. And yet, when that happens no one making the movie is ever really in…